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Meningioma, WHO Grade 1
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Affiliation: Uniformed Services University
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Diagnosis: Meningioma, WHO Grade 1 History: This is a 67yo white man with Hx of HTN, CM, and MI X 3 reports of right-sided weakness, facial droop, dizziness leading to a fall. He reports no loss of consciousness, no post-ictal period. No loss of bowel or bladder function. The patient reports some generalized weakness over the last month as well as headaches. Findings: Dural based mass in anterior-medial portion of middle cranial fossa on the right. Roughly hemispheric in shape with a broad dural base and enhancement of the adjacent dura and cavernous sinus. There very extensive vasogenic edema. Ddx: <li>Meningioma <li>Atypical meningioma <li>Anaplastic meningioma <li>Hemangiopericytoma Dxhow: Surgical resection and histology No MeSH data available. |
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MPX2004_synpic24604: Note the extensive intraaxial vasogenic edema, despite being a low-grade (GR 1) meningioma. The hemispheric swelling from the edema is causing subfalcial and tentorial brain herniation. |
View Article: MedPix Image - MedPix Case
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University
Diagnosis: Meningioma, WHO Grade 1
History: This is a 67yo white man with Hx of HTN, CM, and MI X 3 reports of right-sided weakness, facial droop, dizziness leading to a fall. He reports no loss of consciousness, no post-ictal period. No loss of bowel or bladder function. The patient reports some generalized weakness over the last month as well as headaches.
Findings: Dural based mass in anterior-medial portion of middle cranial fossa on the right. Roughly hemispheric in shape with a broad dural base and enhancement of the adjacent dura and cavernous sinus. There very extensive vasogenic edema.
Ddx: <li>Meningioma <li>Atypical meningioma <li>Anaplastic meningioma <li>Hemangiopericytoma
Dxhow: Surgical resection and histology
No MeSH data available.
